Regular gymgoers hate the first week of January. The gym is suddenly flooded with Resolutionistas, those people who have resolved to get fit and lose weight in the New Year and who wander around the gym seemingly without a plan and take up the equipment and fill up the parking lot. Yet the gym veterans … Continued
Review and Commentary by Joseph W. Bellacosa At his Senate confirmation hearing for the post of Chief Justice of the United States, John Roberts memorably testified that he would simply “call balls and strikes.” That quip left out that, once confirmed, he would also manage every aspect of the game – under the master playbook … Continued
Despite the term, “time management,” unfortunately, it isn’t actually possible to “manage” time. But it is possible to control what you do with your time so that you get more done in less time. This article covers five simple strategies for managing your activities to help improve productivity. 1. USE YOUR CALENDAR TO GET WORK DONE The … Continued
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The Washington Post published President Greenberg’s letter to the editor about the Task Force on Free Expression in the Digital Age. (may require subscription) Margaret Sullivan’s dire warning in her Nov. 25 Style column, “A looming death knell for local journalism,” about the loss of local newspapers, was timely and important. Local newspapers have been … Continued
WAMC published President Greenberg’s message on simplifying New York’s court structure. For decades, leaders of the judiciary, bar associations and good government groups have highlighted the need to modernize New York’s court system. Sadly, both for those who work in the system and the people it serves, the calls of court reformers have largely fallen on … Continued
The Syosset Advance referenced NYSBA’s Task Force on the School to Prison Pipeline and its recommendations. Over the past several months the Syosset Central School District has worked to enhance its official Code of Conduct to become a “Code of Conduct, Character and Support,” according to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Thomas Rogers. Groups of students worked … Continued
EPISODE SUMMARY: NYSBA’s 120th President (2017-18), Sharon Stern Gerstman joins Sarah and Michael to talk about her path to law, how the card game, bridge, is responsible for meeting her husband and how quitting smoking led her to take up knitting. Gerstman, counsel at Magavern Magavern Grimm in Buffalo, recalls how her mother knew she … Continued
Bloomberg Law reported on the Committee on Professional Ethics’ Opinion 1177. (may require subscription) The New York State Bar Association recently reaffirmed that attorneys can help clients comply with the state’s medical marijuana law without running afoul of professional ethics Rule 1.2(d), prohibiting counseling a client to break the law. Federal law prohibits the sale, … Continued
The New York Law Journal quoted President Greenberg on the announcement that U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan will receive the next Gold Medal Award. (may require subscription) U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan will be the next recipient of the New York State Bar Association’s Gold Medal Award, making her only the … Continued